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Arriving at the Island...Still Happy
How it Performed at the Box Office Opening Weekend: Well even though Couples Retreat didn’t get great reviews (in fact, it got pretty bad reviews) it ended up being a pretty big hit. It brought in about $35 million this weekend…pretty impressive for “just a romantic comedy”. One of the things that helped this movie do well is the fact that it was the ONLY wide release film for the weekend. It actually ended up breaking the Columbus Day opening weeked record (the previous holder of that title was “Meet the Parents” which opened up nine years ago). Here you can see what others that have actually seen Couples Retreat are saying.
Release Date (everywhere): October 9th, 2009
Their Plot Synopsis: A comedy centered around four couples who go to a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy sessions is not optional.
My Thoughts: This movie will not be anything new…which isn’t to say it won’t be good for a few laughs. This movie will be the typical comedy that will yield a couple of decent laughs with some exaggerated scenarios (check out the trailer), have a “plot twist” and then end with the characters all “learning” something about their relationships and themselves. It should end with a bow tied neatly around everything.
